mild

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In that time, the S&P 500 dropped as much as 1.6%, helping explain the mild volatility uptick.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

To release the captured CO2, the researchers alternately spray the protein beads with a mild acid and a mild base for roughly 10 minutes at room temperature.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Equity markets across the Asia-Pacific region were broadly mixed Thursday afternoon after swinging between mild gains and losses earlier in the session.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

But El Niño may increase the chance of a mild start and cold end to UK winter, according to the Met Office.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Next morning, Miss Scatcherd wrote in conspicuous characters on a piece of pasteboard the word “Slattern,” and bound it like a phylactery round Helen’s large, mild, intelligent, and benign-looking forehead.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë